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Kendra Brenner
Generic Lesson Plan Form

Subject: Academic Skills Activity: SRSD Test Taking Strategy Setting: Special Education # of Students: 12
 PIRATES is a strategy used to improve test-taking skills. It provides students with learning disabilities a
concrete mnemonic to follow steps that can be used on a wide variety of tests across several content areas
 It is designed to expand on several instructional strategies as well as a self-regulation process from the
students perspective
Statement of Objective: Teach students how to effectively use PIRATES on any test to improve Accommodations
*Observable/Measurable (A,B,C,D)
their test scores
*GLCE/IEP
Materials:  Pretest
*Prepared and organized
*Available for all  Posttest
 Individual PIRATES cards
 PowerPoint
Opening:  “First, we need to find out how well you take tests and what
*Gain attention/motivate
*Activate prior knowledge
kinds of strategies you already use when you take a test. So
~link/relate; assess; prepare for new you’re going to take a short test I created to see where you are
learning (e.g. vocabulary) at! Did you all study?”
*State goals/set purpose  Pass out Pre-test
~explain task: why, what, how, and when
for strategies  Remember: this is only used to help me see how you take tests,
*Clear directions it is not a grade, you are not expected to know this stuff
 Give about 10-15 minutes for the pre-test
 After tests are handed in, write “Strategy” on the board
 Call on 2-3 students to give definitions of strategy
a plan or method for solving a problem or completing a task
Presentation:  “Today you’re going to be learning a strategy that you can use
Teacher:
*Variety of learning (T/S, S/S, S/T)
on an actual test is any subject!”
*Organizational framework  So… Hannah can you use this on your Spanish test?
~construct, clarify, and link concepts in a  Autumn can you use this in your algebra class?
meaningful context
*Present visually, verbally, kinesthetically,
 Joey can you use this in Chemistry?
real world (e.g. LESH)  YES!
*Model and think aloud to make visible
~language practices/processes Our strategy is called PIRATES and PIRATES is actually a mnemonic
~learning strategies and adaptations (how,
when and why) which means the P stands for something, the I stands for something and
~organization, relationships, and clues the R stands for something, etc.
*Transfer of control
~students explain, justify, clarify, etc. Show PIRATES PowerPoint
*Clear directions
*Check for understanding Model the steps using the same pre-test that was administered to the
~appropriate feedback: praise, prompt students
probe/question (in ZPD) Have students take notes on a pre-made note-sheet while steps are being
~assess/error drill modeled
~monitor and adjust instruction
Students:
*Participation Check for Understanding of each step with a kahoot quiz
~overt and active
~instructional dialogue, think aloud,
explain, justify, evaluate, etc.
The Test-Taking Strategy
STEP 1: Prepare to Succeed
STEP 2: Inspect the instructions
STEP 3: Read, remember, reduce
STEP 4: Answer or abandon

STEP 5: Turn back
STEP 6: Estimate
STEP 7: Survey
Guided Practice:  Students receive individual PIRATES cards to use on a post-test
*Activity related to presentation/objectives
*Active student participation  Ask questions whenever necessary
~provide rationale for assignment  Chart progress/improvement from the pre-test to the post-test
~multi-sensory and real world  Using PIRATES helps!!!
~instructional dialogue
*Transfer of control
~students explain, justify, clarify, think
aloud
*Check for understanding
~ensure high success rate
~appropriate feedback: praise, prompt,
probe/question (in ZPD)
Individual Practice:
~assess/error drill
~monitor and adjust instruction
*Management/monitoring
~scan, circulate, assess, support, praise
Closing: Students will make a commitment to use the strategy in a variety of
*Adequate time
settings. We can use PIRATES on any test we take to make sure we’re
*Students summarize content and
accomplishments being the best test takers that we can be!
*Assess/identify new goals
*Link to future learning

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STEP 1: Prepare to Succeed

STEP 2: Inspect the instructions

STEP 3: Read, remember, reduce

STEP 4: Answer or abandon

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